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  2. Welding blanket - Wikipedia

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    A welding blanket is a piece of safety equipment designed to protect equipment and the welder while welding. [1] A welding blanket typically consists of a layer of flexible protective material containing unexpanded vermiculite and inorganic heat resistant fibrous material.

  3. Fire blanket - Wikipedia

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    Fire blanket being used to smother flames Extinguishing of a fire with a fire blanket Fire blanket cabinet. A fire blanket is a safety device designed to extinguish incipient (starting) fires. It consists of a sheet of a fire retardant material that is placed over a fire in order to smother it.

  4. List of fire-retardant materials - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos is another fireproofing material that has been largely phased out, due to its health risks, including asbestosis and mesothelioma. See also. Fireproof;

  5. FDA wants new testing to detect asbestos in products with talc

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    A known human carcinogen, asbestos is found in the same rock types as talc deposits and may mingle in the mining process, potentially leading to contaminated products and raising concerns about ...

  6. Asbestos debris dumped near housing complex - AOL

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    People in Chelsea, Massachusetts, are outraged after the state recently allowed construction crews to dump a pile of toxic waste just feet from hundreds of homes.

  7. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...

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